Aberdeen’s Dana Randall, delegate to the thankfully concluded Republican National Convention, must have been infected with Donald Trump’s inability to admit when he’s wrong. He tells Victoria Lusk that…
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In his only use of the word compromise in his acceptance speech last night, Republican Presidential nominee Donald J. Trump said “we must immediately suspend immigration from…
I listened to a complete Donald Trump speech for the first time last night. I heard nothing to convince me that Republicans really have nominated someone…
That Sioux Falls paper has finally gotten around to running a version of my July 1 response to Rep. Leslie Heinemann’s myth-making on Medicaid expansion. The…
Jay Pond ran for State House as Democrat in District 35 in 2012. Now he’s leading the charge to place Green Party Presidential candidate Jill Stein…
Far more common than “Vote your conscience” as a refrain at the Republican National Convention is “Hillary Clinton doesn’t believe in borders” (see Scott, Ingraham,…
Jay Williams says he can use social media to beat John Thune in November. Thune responds by using social media to show that he can beat Jay Williams…
Voting rights just got two victories this week. Yesterday, a federal Judge Lynn Adelman ruled that Wisconsin must allow voters who don’t have photo IDs to sign…
Jackley-backing Phil Sonstegard wanted to build a six-million-chicken plant three miles outside of Parker. After various zoning and court fights, Sonstegard has won a permit from Turner County…
Governor Dennis Daugaard has appointed Freeman oilman Scott Stern to succeed J. Pat Costello as Commissioner of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development. The Governor’s office provides…